Hi Matthias,


su# mixerctl outputs.headphones.mute
outputs.headphones.mute=on
su# mixerctl -w outputs.headphones.mute=off
outputs.headphones.mute: on -> off

Doh.

works now!

next to get the cd software to work...



Matthias Scheler wrote:

> In article <424B587A.C4319C3@bom.gov.au>,
>         "Paul (NCC/CS)." <pts@bom.gov.au> writes:
> > my sound system doesn't work.
>
> What is the actual problem? E.g. does your computer explode? Does the
> kernel panic? Don't you hear anything?

didn't hear anything.



>
>
> > I believe I have a "SoundMAX integrated digital audio"
> > on the motherboard sound chip called an "AC ' 97".
>
> That sounds like the sound chip I have got on my Intel D865PERLK.
>
> > The netbsd guide says to uncomment pnpbios and a mainboard
> > audio chip device in the kernel config file for on board chips.
>
> That hint is outdated. What is the URL for that hint?

is was on old postscript copy on hard disk. no url.
is now deleted!  thanks for reverse tip.




>
> Modern motherboards use PCI for the onboard sound.
>
> > Even before the rebuild the demesg said the following:
> >
> > auich0 at pci0 dev 31 function 5: i82801BA (ICH2) AC-97 Audio
> > auich0: interrupting at irq 10
> > auich0: ADS96 codec; headphone, Analog Devices Phat Stereo
> > audio0 at auich0: full duplex, mmap, independent
>
> That looks fine.
>
> > I notice also:
> > Anyway it just doesn't work.
> > I've been testing it by :
> > cat some_file > /dev/audio
> > as it says to in the guide.
>
> Another bad hint.
>
> Please try something else e.g to playback a MP3 file with
> "pkgsrc/audio/mpg123".

thanks for reverse hint again.
this tests it properly.


cheers,
Paul.



>
>
>         Kind regards
>
> --
> Matthias Scheler                                 http://scheler.de/~matthias/

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Paul
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